lit

lit (nominative singular)
litu (genitive singular)
litowi (dative singular)
lit (accusative singular)
litem (instrumental singular)
licie (locative singular)
licie (singular vocative)

Learned borrowing from New Latin lithium.

lbor

lithium (soft, silvery metal, the simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3)


lithium

en-noun

lithium (countable and uncountable, plural lithiums)

From New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + -ium.

Already, beautiful places are being wrecked by an electric vehicle resource rush. Lithium mining, for example, is now poisoning rivers and depleting groundwater from Tibet to Bolivia.

2019, George Monbiot, “Cars are killing us. Within 10 years, we must phase them out”, in Guardian.:

(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3. It is a soft, silvery metal.


lithic

(inorganic chemistry) Relating to lithium

(archaeology, often capitalised) pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 BCE


lithium fluoride

(inorganic chemistry) A salt that may be prepared by the action of hydrofluoric acid on many lithium compounds, occurring naturally as griceite; its crystals are used in optical instruments, and in radiation dosimetry (based on its radiothermoluminescence).


dilithium

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(chemistry, especially in combination) Two lithium atoms in a molecule.


lithium hydride

lithium aluminium hydride
lithium aluminium hydride

(inorganic chemistry) LiH, a gray solid that reacts violently with water, and can ignite spontaneously in air; it has a number of industrial applications, and is used in the manufacture of lithium aluminium hydride.


lithium aluminium hydride

(inorganic chemistry) LiAlH₄, a powerful reducing agent with many applications in organic chemistry; contains the aluminohydride anion AlH₄⁻.

hidreto de alumínio e lítio / lítio e alumínio


liti

[lɪj˧˧ tɪj˧˧]

[lɪj˧˧ tɪj˧˧]

Ultimately from New Latin lithium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements.


LiBeB process

(physics, astronomy) Any nucleosynthesis process, the details of which are unclear, that accounts for the light elements lithium, berylium and boron which cannot survive in stellar interiors because they are destroyed by proton capture.


lithiated

treated with lithium or one of its compounds.


lithiophilite

en-noun

lithiophilite (usually uncountable, plural lithiophilites)

(mineralogy) A variety of triphylite that is a mixed phosphate of lithium and manganese.


lithium acetate

(organic chemistry) the lithium salt of acetic acid; used as a buffer in electrophoresis


lithium chloride

(inorganic chemistry) the lithium salt of hydrochloric acid, LiCl, used in the electrolytic production of lithium metal, and as a flux


lithium citrate

(organic chemistry) The lithium salt of citric acid, sometimes used in the treatment of bipolar disorder.


lithium diisopropylamide

(organic chemistry) A strong base, used in organic chemistry to synthesise carbanions.


lithiophorite

(mineralogy) A basic oxide of lithium, manganese and aluminium found in hydrothermal ore deposits and sedimentary manganese deposits, with the chemical formula (Al,Li)Mn⁴⁺O₂(OH)₂.


lithium niobate

(inorganic chemistry) the lithium salt of niobic acid, LiNbO₃, whose transparent crystals are used lasers and other optical devices


lithium deuteride

thermonuclear weapon
thermonuclear weapon

(inorganic chemistry) a form of lithium hydride in which the normal hydrogen is replaced with deuterium; used in thermonuclear weapons


lithium-drifted silicon detector

lithium-drifted silicon detector (plural lithium-drifted silicon detectors)

lithium-drifted silicon detectors (plural)

(physics, astronomy) a radiation detector used in astrophysics, nuclear physics, imaging and X-ray spectroscopy


lithia

lithia (usually uncountable, plural lithias)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone”), apparently because it is found only in minerals; discovered 1817 by Johan August Arfwedson.

1839, Lithium, entry in The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 14, page 43,
These substances contain from about five to nearly ten per cent. of lithia in combination with silica, from which it is best separated by the following process of Berzelius: […] .

This can be an acute problem with certain glass-ceramics because of the use of large quantities of lithia, in particular, which readily attack the refractories.

1990, A. Paul, Chemistry of Glasses, page 42:

The major source of lithia is lepidolite, the most widespread of the lithia-containing minerals with deposits in the United States, Canada, Rhodesia, South Africa, India, China, Russia, Japan and Germany.

1996, Peter A. Ciullo, Industrial Minerals and Their Uses: A Handbook and Formulary, page 462:

(inorganic chemistry) Lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass.


lithium hydroxide

(inorganic chemistry) An alkali, LiOH, used in gas-purification systems in spacecraft, submarines etc, and in the preparation of lithium soap.


lithium carbonate

(organic chemistry) The lithium salt of carbonic acid, Li₂CO₃, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, and medically, in the treatment of bipolar disorder.


lithium orotate

(chemistry) the lithium salt of orotic acid, used medicinally in a similar manner to lithium carbonate


lithium battery

lithium battery (plural lithium batteries)

Any of a group of electrical batteries that have a lithium anode; used in many portable electronic devices.


lithium economy

lithium economy (plural lithium economies)

Internationally, economists have been forecasting a lithium economy for decades, and it may well be that every car, computer, and wearable electronic device—not to mention our energy storehouses—will depend on lithium batteries the way I've relied on medicinal lithium for the last twenty years.

2017, Jaime Lowe, Mental: Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind, Penguin, →ISBN, page 218:

A post-carbon economy, based on lithium fuel cells for the generation of power.


lithium iodide

(chemistry) the lithium salt of hydriodic acid, HI


lithium nitrate

(inorganic chemistry) The lithium salt of nitric acid, LiNO₃, used in fireworks and flares.


lithium bromide

(inorganic chemistry) the lithium salt of hydrobromic acid, LiBr, sometimes used as a desiccant


lithium nitride

(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of lithium and nitrogen, Li₃N.


lithium soap

(chemistry) Any lithium salt of a fatty acid, made by the reaction of fat with lithium hydroxide and used in the manufacture of lubricating greases.


lithium ion battery

lithium ion battery (plural lithium ion batteries)

(electrochemistry, electronics) A type of rechargeable battery containing lithium compounds, but not elemental lithium, used in many consumer electronics devices.


lithium perchlorate

(chemistry) The lithium salt of perchloric acid, LiClO₄ used as a source of oxygen in portable generators, and as an electrolyte in lithium batteries.


lithium stearate

(chemistry) the lithium salt of stearic acid; a lithium soap made from tallow


lithium sulfide

(chemistry) a binary compound of lithium and sulfur, Li₂S, sometimes used in lithium batteries


lithium oxide

(chemistry) a white, powdered alkali, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics


lithium tantalate

(chemistry) the lithium salt of tantalic acid, LiTaO₃, whose crystalline form is piezoelectric and pyroelectric and is used in optical devices


lithium sulfate

(chemistry) the lithium salt of sulfuric acid, Li₂SO₄; used in the treatment of manic depression etc


(physics) A stable isotope ⁶₃Li, having three protons and three neutrons, that makes up about 7% of natural lithium; it is used in the nuclear industry.


(physics) A stable isotope, ⁷₃Li, having three protons and four neutrons, that makes up about 93% of natural lithium.


lepidolite

lepidolite (countable and uncountable, plural lepidolites)

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís) + -lite.

(mineralogy) A pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium.


lityum

head

lityum (definite accusative lityumu, plural lityumlar)

lityumu (accusative definite)
lityumlar (plural)
lityum (nominative singular)
lityumlar (nominative plural)
lityumu (accusative definite singular)
lityumları (accusative definite plural)
lityuma (dative singular)
lityumlara (dative plural)
lityumda (locative singular)
lityumlarda (locative plural)
lityumdan (ablative singular)
lityumlardan (ablative plural)
lityumun (genitive singular)
lityumların (genitive plural)

From Ottoman Turkish لیتیوم (lityom), from French lithium.


lithal

(informal, inorganic chemistry) lithium aluminium hydride.


methyllithium

organometallic compound
organometallic compound

(organic chemistry) The binary organometallic compound CH₃Li that is used in organic synthesis


monolithium

(inorganic chemistry, in combination) A single lithium atom in a compound


organolithium

(organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.


organolithium

(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.


butyllithium

(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric organolithium reagents used in chemical synthesis.


lithiumlike

en-adj

lithiumlike (comparative more lithiumlike, superlative most lithiumlike)

more lithiumlike (comparative)
most lithiumlike (superlative)

(medicine) Having a similar neuropsychological effect as lithium drugs


lithiation

en-noun

lithiation (countable and uncountable, plural lithiations)

(physics) The incorporation of lithium into an electrode in a lithium-ion battery


potassicleakeite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lithium, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and vanadium.


triphylite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus.


lithia water

lithia water (countable and uncountable, plural lithia waters)

mineral water containing lithium salts, used to treat an array of mental health problems, including depression, aggression, and learning disabilities.


lithium borohydride

(inorganic chemistry) The strong reducing agent LiBH₄


lithium hexafluorophosphate

(inorganic chemistry) The salt LiPF₆ that is used as an electrolyte in lithium batteries


Li-Ion

(type of rechargeable battery) lithium ion


trilithium

(chemistry, especially in combination) Three lithium atoms in a molecule.


delithiation

delithiation (countable and uncountable, plural delithiations)

(physics) The removal of lithium from an electrode of a lithium-ion battery


LiPo

(electrochemistry, electronics) A lithium polymer battery Abbreviation of lithium polymer.


Li-ion

lithium ion battery
lithium ion battery#English

(electronics) Abbreviation of lithium ion battery.


monolithiation

lithiation involving a single atom of lithium


tetralithium

(inorganic chemistry, in combination) Four lithium ions in a compound


phenyllithium

(organic chemistry) An organometallic agent with the empirical formula C₆H₅Li.


alkyllithium

(organic chemistry) Any alkyl organometallic compound of lithium


vinyllithium

(organic chemistry) An organolithium compound, encountered mainly as a solution in tetrahydrofuran, and also a reagent in synthesis of organic compounds.


lithium triborate

second-harmonic generation
second-harmonic generation

A non-linear optics crystal, often used for second-harmonic generation.


yttrium lithium fluoride

yttrium lithium fluoride (plural yttrium lithium fluorides)

(chemistry) A birefringent crystal, typically doped with neodymium and used as a gain medium in solid-state lasers.


lithium oxybutyrate

(pharmacology) An antimanic drug that possesses a neurotropic activity similar to that of lithium carbonate.


lithium naphthalene

(organic chemistry) An organic salt used as a reductant in the synthesis of organic, organometallic, and inorganic chemistry.


lithium naphthalide

(organic chemistry) the resultant compound formed by adding naphthalene and lithium metal in a solution of tetrahydrofuran


літій

uk-noun

лі́тій • (lítij) m inan (genitive лі́тію, uncountable, relational adjective лі́тієвий)

лі́тій (canonical)
lítij (romanization)
лі́тію (genitive)
лі́тієвий (adjective relational)
лі́тій (nominative singular)
лі́тію (genitive singular)
лі́тію (dative singular)
лі́тієві (dative singular)
лі́тій (accusative singular)
лі́тієм (instrumental singular)
лі́тію (locative singular)
лі́тії (locative singular)
лі́тію (singular vocative)


triproton

A hypothetical particle consisting of three protons and no neutrons; equivalently, lithium-3.


antilithium

Heavy antinuclei, if observed, would also indicate that nucleosynthetic processes are taking place in these antimatter regions, since the usual matter-symmetric cosmologies have no other provision for manufacturing antimatter heavier than antilithium.

1987, Luis W. Alvarez, Discovering Alvarez: Selected Works of Luis W. Alvarez with Commentary by His Students and Colleagues, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 194:

The pinhead contained only a twentieth of a gramme of antilithium, but that's more than sufficient for our purposes.

2009, Alastair Reynolds, Revelation Space, Orion, →ISBN:

Even unshielded, it would take antilithium or highmatter to cut through the adamantine plate on the dorsal hull.

2020, Christopher Ruocchio, Demon In White: Book 3, Orion, →ISBN:

(physics, science fiction) The antiatom form of lithium.